Polisher.



ELT. GILBERT.

PATENTED JUNE 2, 1903.

No, 73mm? 1 POLISHER. `.uP'PLIomIoN lfILnD Mu N0 MODEL.

Ililzg IIIII Inventor.A

` Atto tney YHE NORRIS PEYERS CO FHOYOJXTHQA WASHINGTON. D. C.

No. 730,012. Y

UNITED STATES Patented Junee, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

EDGAR T. GlL'BER'lfOllROCHESTER,

ooRroRATIoNfoE NEW YORK.

n A 5 Navitronic,AssIeNoEfToE rjem'-v BERT.MANUFACTURING;ooMPANY, or nooHEsrER, .-NEw YORK, A

SPECIFICATION-forming part of Letters Patent No. 730,012, datedJune Q., 1,903.

Application iled May 6, l902r To a/ZZ whom, it may concern:

3e it known that I, EDGAR T. GILBERT, of

Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful,Improvement-s' inPolishers;l and l do hereby declare the-following toV be a full,

clear, and exact description of the same, -refinto operative "position when `one` becomesworn or soiled. v

To these and-other ends theinvention con-V sists in certain improvements hereinafter fully described and the novel features being pointed out in the claims at theend'of this Y specification.

In the drawings,

Structed in accordancewith myv invention. Fig. 2 is an-end view thereof. Fig' is a cross-sectional viewon the line c c of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modification of my invention, and Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof on the line I) b of Fig; Li..A

Similar reference-numerals in vthe several.

figures indicate similar parts.

Brushes constructed in accordance withA` my invention are capable of beingV employed in any of the various uses to which'suclr de-,J

vices are subjected, and they are particularly adapted for polishing boots and shoes' and for useA in connection with the paste or -wax compounds frequently used for pro-`. The

Figure .l lis a longitudinal sectional view of a polishing-brush conserminogloaizs. Nomades vided with apertures. Extending through the apertures and longitudinally of the brush is a rod or support 3,provided` at its ends with journals el., supported in brackets 5, mounted upon the end of 4Jthe back portion or handle 6. The several pieces composing the brush are preferably rigidly secured together by the use of glue or cement, forming a solid block, and this latter'is preferably glued or cemented to the rod or support 3. The pieces l are preferably,rectangular in outline, thereby providing. the block with a number of faces or polishingvsurface's, and the support is so arranged that one of the faces of the brush will engage the lower side of the handle 6, and the latter is provided at its edges 'with small rims or flanges 7, extending over the sides of the'blocls.y `YVhen it is desired to bring a new surfaceginto operative position, the operator revolves 'the-brush, and ,the ypieces-l being composed of iieXible material allow their Vcorners to be 'crowded' down sufficiently to pass beneath the handle, and a portion (indicated byY S) at the center ofthe latter is re- Vmoved'to afford a larger space, in which the corners of the pieces l. may pass as the brush is revolved.

possess advantageous features in that one surface may be usedin drying the polishing com pound when it is first applied and the second surface may be immediately revolved into position and the polishing operation com pletedwith a dry surface. This arrangement greatly facilitates the polishing operation, as otherwise the operator Vis required to wait until the brush has dried either by exposure to the atmosphere or by friction from the rubbing operation. Furthermore, if it is desired 'tol apply two different ,kinds for' varieties of polishing compounds Vand 4the intermediate surfaces used forV drying and `polishing the same, as will be readily understood.

In Figs.- 4, and 5 l have shown a modification of my device in which the brush is composed of a` series of felt pieces 10, which are 'la `brush provided with a plurality of faces, asv shown, those upon opposite sides maybe used Polishing-brushes constructed as described overlapped at their inner edges, so that the outer edges of the alternate pieces project at opposite sides of the brush and are separated, as shown in Fig'. l. These pieces are also glued or cemented together to form a block thro ugh which extends a central aperture adapted to receive abar or rod l l. 'lhe brush is surround ed by a lrame l?, the ends ol which are secured in any suitable manner to the rod ll, and the latter not only forms a convenient means for securing the frame to the brush, but also supports the latter at the middle, ynfeventing the block from being displaced in the frame.

Brushes constructed in accordance with my invention which l hate shown and described may be composed of small pieces of material, which makes the construction one that is simple and inexpensive and provides a polisher that is capable of being employed for different purposes, and the block being composed ol flexible pieces and lutving one of its faces engaging the lower side ot' the handle securely holds the oppositey l'aee in the operative position.

l claim as my inventionl. The combination Witha handle, a revoluble support extend ing; at one side of the latter and brackets attached to the handle and engaging' said supports, of a brush mounted on the support having a plurality of rubbingsurlaees arranged angularly to each other adapted to engage the handle to secure the brush With one of its surfaces in operative position.

2. The combination with a handle, anda support extending at one side of the latter and connected rigidly thereto, oll a brush mounted on the supporthavin a series of surfaces arranged at an angle to each other and composed of flexible material and adapted. to en gage the handle to normally prevent its ro tation thereon.

In a brush, the combination with a plurality of angular pieces of exible material provided with apertures, and a support eX- tending through the apertures and secured to said pieces to hold their edges in alinement, of a handle engaging the edges of the pieces at one side of the support and rigid brackets on the handle in which the support is revolubly mounted.

4. In a brush, the combination with a plurality of angular pieces ol' flexible material, a support secured to said pieces to hold their edges in alinement and proQ'jectint;l beyond the ends of the brush, and Vfilling-pieces arranged between the `flexible pieces to separate the latter at their edges, of a handle e1lgaging.;` the edges of the pieces at one sideol the support, and rigid brackets on the ends of the handle engaging the ends oil? the support.

Witnesses:

G. 'WILLARD RICH, Guo. H. DAY. 

